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Startup2Scaleup Application Form

Application Form

To apply for the Startup2Scaleup Program (S2S), you must fill in this survey.

Please note that,if your company passes the Eligibility Gate (Section 0), this application form may take up to 75 minutes to be fully completed.

For eligibility screening and evaluation purposes, your form will be shared with the UT Austin Portugal Program and UT Austin's Texas Global / Global Innovation Lab. 

Please do not insert any proprietary information (not IP-protected).

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Section 0 - Eligibility Gate
Legal Company Name
CEO Name
CEO E-mail Address
CEO Phone Number
Does the CEO commit to leading the internationalization efforts to the US market through S2S?
If no, who will lead these efforts?
Is the company registered in Portugal?
If your answer is "No", you are ineligible to apply.
Is the company deep-tech based (IP, proprietary technology, scientific or engineering innovation)?
If your answer is "No", you are ineligible to apply.
When was the company established?
(How many years is the company?)
Minimum TRL achieved

For an explanation of TRLs: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/somd/space-communications-navigation-program/technology-readiness-levels/

 

Please confirm your ability and willingness to invest your own funds to travel to the U.S. during 2026, as needed, for specific business development missions.
If your answer is "No", you are ineligible to apply.
Please confirm availability to engage in weekly and monthly mandatory sessions.
If your answer is "No", you are ineligible to apply.
Please confirm your company's commitment to data sharing and reporting towards S2S.
If your answer is "No", you are ineligible to apply.
Section 1 - Company Snapshot
Website
Provide a valid URL
Headquarters location
Legal Structure
Number of full-time employees, FTEs 
(Numerical Value)
Primary Sector (deep-tech focused)
If  you have chosen "Other" primary sector, please clarify:
Is your company funded by a business angel, venture capital, or private equity firm?
If "Yes" in previous question, please provide details.
Section 2 - Team and Leadership
Founding Team Composition - Founding Member 1
I want to add other founders
Founding Team Composition - Founding Member 2
I want to add other founders
Founding Team Composition - Founding Member 3
I want to add other founders
Founding Team Composition - Founding Member 4
I want to add other founders
Founding Team Composition - Founding Member 5
CEO Profile (short bio)
Prior international experience (US or other foreign markets)
Key gaps in the current team
SECTION 3 -Technology & Intellectual Property
Core technology description: what does the technology/product/service do?
Please explain (in simple terms) the situation that this innovation was created to address.
What problem is this technology/product/service solving and how does this technology address that problem? 
Please explain (in simple terms) how this innovation addresses or solves the problem described above.

To your knowledge, are there other technologies similar or substitutes to your innovation anywhere in the world that are used to address the problem?

If “Yes”, please detail those technologies (what do they do, who owns them/who are your competitors, and what is your technology’s differentiation in comparison to that competition, i.e. what specific improvements or benefits are available in this innovation that are not available in other existing solutions? Why is your innovation better than the existing solutions? How much better is it, by %, multiple or other measure)?
If “No”, please explain how do people solve that problem today.

What’s the IP status of your technology?

If "provisional patent" or "patent granted": 
If "Other", please clarify
Please list the patent numbers that have been granted or are pending for this innovation. 
SECTION 4 - Market & Traction

Primary customer segment (who needs your technology and is willing to pay money for it?)

Current traction:
Do you have paying customers in Portugal?
If "Yes", please describe:
Do you have paying customers outside of Portugal?
If "Yes", please describe:
Do you have distributors for your product/service?
If "Yes", please describe:
SECTION 5 - U.S. Market Readiness

Why the U.S. market? Why now?

Target U.S. potential customers

What are your main hypotheses for entering the U.S. market?

Key risks related to U.S. entry
Your highest-ranking topics should appear at the top
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Please ellaborate on your previous ranking options
Existing U.S. connections (if any):
If "Yes", please explain:
Does you business require any certification to be able to operate in the U.S. market?
If "Yes", please explain:
SECTION 6 - Program Fit

What concrete outcomes do you expect from S2S?

What would success look like after 12 months?

Section 7 - Uploads and Links
Pitch Deck (Max. 15 slides, PDF format)
  Upload file
  Title Comment File name
Demo video / product visuals (insert access link): 
SECTION 8 - Final Declaration
To proceed with submission, you must tick the following boxes:
 
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